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phlegm. They amount to 98 (compared to so many leaves). If the 
physician is skilful and ailigent in ak app lieagoes ond the patient obedi- 
ent and respectful, so will the latter soon be delivered from disease 
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three roots (or trunks): !, the root, place, or ground of the disease ; 2, 
that of the bebo 28H and 3, that of the manner of curing 
he m the first trunk (or root) two stems : that of the un- 
changed ph Ag ie body, and that of the changed or diseased state of 
the body. 
From the 2nd trunk (or root) there arise three stem=, veges ely 
of looking on, feeling and asking (or of inspection of t the ongue vous 
urine; of Pins, e feeling vy the pulse ; and of asking after the suscomehcione 
of the er 
n S ied trunk there arise four stems: those of the food ; ie the 
manner af i iving or conduct of life; of the medicaments used ; and o f the 
operations ee med, Therefore, from the three trunks (or roots) there 
arise nine stem 
The number of the boughs or Pge se 
Those branching from the stem of the unchanged body are : disease, 
the seven ‘supports ts of the body, aa the fx 
On t m denoting the changed or atinenandl state Dee then 
ey are a “‘ollo owing 9 K" oughs: cause of disease, access 
beginning or injured parts, place, way, time of arising ice ro a fit), 
fe or poreaioe cag auses of transition from one into another disease; 
i diseases and cold. 
the reduction of all to heat 
n the stem denoting the symptoms = eee there arise the 
rae ig pats boughs: 2 of inspecting t and urine. Of 
feeling th eh ay aot ve 3: wind-pulse, Siecioten a: and op Pang tage 
i circumstances of the dis there are 
) es and 
efficacy; 3 of Speers! physic. There are also 3 boughs of medical 
(or chirurgical) operations. Thus in all there are 47 boug 
ranches. 
The number of leaves (or of leafy branches) issuing from the 47 
boughs : 
“ist. On the top of the unchanged stem. the enumeration of 25 
diseases. 
d. On the top of the stem denoting the a or diseased 
state of the body, 63 s syeee or tokens of indi 
3rd. On 6 top of the stem of inspection (or stundintioe of the 
tongue and gee 6 branches or hag pre of inspection 
4th. On the top of the stem of feeling, three sorts of pulse (or three 
manners of keer of the pulse 
5th of the stem of asking the patient about the circum- 
stances of the saa: 29 questions 
6th. On the top of the stem “denoting the food (diet, meat, oe 
peti or potion) 2 fin t 6 pope there ie hee enumeration of suc h, 
in respec to bile ; and 9 legm. 
jth. On the t op ‘ad cng stem. of the sduee of life, 6. 
8th. On the 
of the efficacies are 
cinch together 18; 3 kinds of soup or broth; 5 kinds of medical 
butter or sirup ; 4 kinds of potions ; 4 kinds of powders; 2 kinds of pills; 
5 kinds of pow — ear pec tard 9 sorts of depuratory application. 
Total = eats ha kinds of physi 
oe 
the top ee Viivelvia (or chirurgical) operations, 7 leafy 
